Plato was the most famous of Socrates's pupils. After Socrates died he carried on his work and then in 385 Plato started the academy which was named after Academus. Plato's name is associated with a type of love, Platonic.Platonic means purely spiritual and not physical. He was originally named Aristocles but was called Plato by one of his teachers because of his speech or the breadth of his shoulders.Along with his student Aristotle and his teacher Socrates, Plato laid the foundation for philosophy is western culture.He wrote Socratic dialogues, which since then have been used to teach philosophy, mathematics, logic, and rhetoric, and other subjects that he wrote.Plato believed that the the material world as it seems to us, is not the real world, but only a shadow of the real world.Plato was a follower of Socrates until around 399 when Socrates drank the hemlock and died.
Biography
Plato lived from about 424 BC to 348 BC (his exact birth date is unknown) in Athens, Greece. He was a very famous pupil of Socrates. He and his teacher Socrates and his pupil Aristotle, helped lay the foundation for philosophy in the west. He was actually names Aristocles but his wrestling coach dubbed him Plato because of his broad or robust figure. After traveling to Italy, Cicily, Egypt, Cyrene, he was said to have returned to Athens at the age of forty and founded the Academy which was named after Academus. It was one of the first actually known organized schools. The academy was named after Academus who used to own the land that the academy now sat on.
Plato's Quotes
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
Plato's Major Works (Books)
Plato's works are mainly dialogues which are all currently preserved. Some of his most famous works are descriptions of the death of Socrates. Some of these are-
The Republic
Apology
Crito
Meno
There are many more works by Plato like, Ion but, I'm not going to list all of them there.
Plato's Philosophy
Plato believed in ideas. He believed that everything in the real world was once just a "shadow" or idea. He believed that the material world is not actually the real world but it is merely a shadow of the real world. He was influenced by Socrates, Hesiod, Homer, Aristophanes, Aesop, Protagoras, and a few other philosophers. He also influenced countless philosophers and theologians. The main philosopher that he influence was Aristotle. Plato is mainly known by his Myth of the Cave (below) which practically summarizes his theory of ideas and forms.
Plato's Myth of the Cave
Plato is best known by his Myth of the Cave. In this myth he says to imagine human beings living underground, tied up and facing a wall, behind them is a fire and actors. All of their life they are facing the wall and all they see is the shadows and so one day one of the men gets free and he turns around. First, he is amazed by the dazzling sunlight and then he is dazzled by the amazing clarity of the actors. Then the other people didn't believe him about the fact that there were things other than shadows and they killed him. What he means by this myth is that the people seeing the shadows were seeing real shadows but they were merely the shadows of the real sensory world. This means that most people don't look far enough in and ask themselves the philosophical questions so they only see the shadows and not the real world for what it really is.
Plato by: Zoie S.
Introduction
Plato was the most famous of Socrates's pupils. After Socrates died he carried on his work and then in 385 Plato started the academy which was named after Academus. Plato's name is associated with a type of love, Platonic.Platonic means purely spiritual and not physical. He was originally named Aristocles but was called Plato by one of his teachers because of his speech or the breadth of his shoulders.Along with his student Aristotle and his teacher Socrates, Plato laid the foundation for philosophy is western culture.He wrote Socratic dialogues, which since then have been used to teach philosophy, mathematics, logic, and rhetoric, and other subjects that he wrote.Plato believed that the the material world as it seems to us, is not the real world, but only a shadow of the real world.Plato was a follower of Socrates until around 399 when Socrates drank the hemlock and died.
Biography
Plato lived from about 424 BC to 348 BC (his exact birth date is unknown) in Athens, Greece. He was a very famous pupil of Socrates. He and his teacher Socrates and his pupil Aristotle, helped lay the foundation for philosophy in the west. He was actually names Aristocles but his wrestling coach dubbed him Plato because of his broad or robust figure. After traveling to Italy, Cicily, Egypt, Cyrene, he was said to have returned to Athens at the age of forty and founded the Academy which was named after Academus. It was one of the first actually known organized schools. The academy was named after Academus who used to own the land that the academy now sat on.
Plato's Quotes
Plato's Major Works (Books)
Plato's works are mainly dialogues which are all currently preserved. Some of his most famous works are descriptions of the death of Socrates. Some of these are-The Republic
Apology
Crito
Meno
There are many more works by Plato like, Ion but, I'm not going to list all of them there.
Plato's Philosophy
Plato believed in ideas. He believed that everything in the real world was once just a "shadow" or idea. He believed that the material world is not actually the real world but it is merely a shadow of the real world. He was influenced by Socrates, Hesiod, Homer, Aristophanes, Aesop, Protagoras, and a few other philosophers. He also influenced countless philosophers and theologians. The main philosopher that he influence was Aristotle. Plato is mainly known by his Myth of the Cave (below) which practically summarizes his theory of ideas and forms.
Plato's Myth of the Cave
Plato is best known by his Myth of the Cave. In this myth he says to imagine human beings living underground, tied up and facing a wall, behind them is a fire and actors. All of their life they are facing the wall and all they see is the shadows and so one day one of the men gets free and he turns around. First, he is amazed by the dazzling sunlight and then he is dazzled by the amazing clarity of the actors. Then the other people didn't believe him about the fact that there were things other than shadows and they killed him. What he means by this myth is that the people seeing the shadows were seeing real shadows but they were merely the shadows of the real sensory world. This means that most people don't look far enough in and ask themselves the philosophical questions so they only see the shadows and not the real world for what it really is.
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